Darby Hollinger only made one mistake in life. He mentioned Intelligent Design in one of his papers and immediately lost his place in the respectable world of science. When he attempts to commit suicide, he wakes up, not in heaven or hell, but in an academic world that no one knew existed, one where any scientific idea is acceptable as long as it is viable.

Admiral's Ghost by N.B. VanYoos by read book online freeFrom Los Angeles drug dealer to hero of an alien world, the Universe must have a sense of humor. Tyler Jensen, an earthling lost in the cosmos, struggles to understand the technologically advanced world whose hero he has inadvertently become. Posing as the Supreme Commander of the planet's fleet, Tyler must quickly learn the murky alliances of the military to succeed against their neighboring enemy. Will Tyler's naiveté doom the warring world or can he navigate the political trappings of the Admiral's world to conquer another? This is the first book in the Onyalum Series.

2052-The Hawking Plan by Ira Glickstein by read book online free2052-The Hawking Plan by Ira GlicksteinWhat will life, liberty and technology be like several decades in the future? A peaceful world where large-scale military conflict is absent. A political economy dominated and effectively ruled by transnational corporations. A civilization where reason is trusted and faith is suspect. A "positive ID" regime where religion-based terrorism has been suppressed, along with virtually all anonymity and privacy. A society where most people, including ministers, priests and rabbis are not literal believers. A post global warming world where humanity has been decimated by genetic engineering disasters. A population served by Intelligent Robotic Agents, certified intelligent at the average human level. A brilliant plan to spread human life and civilization far and wide into space as insurance against further disasters here on Earth.